“ But a girl has to be dainty in person. If she looks like a million dollars she can talk about Russia, ping-pong, or the League of Nations and get away with it. ”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Flappers and Philosophers (1920). copy citation
| Author | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
|---|---|
| Source | Flappers and Philosophers |
| Topic | girl |
| Date | 1920 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/4368/4368-h/4368-h.htm |
Context
“And when you go home you ought to have your teeth straightened a little. It's almost imperceptible, still——"
"But I thought," interrupted Bernice in bewilderment, "that you despised little dainty feminine things like that."
"I hate dainty minds," answered Marjorie. But a girl has to be dainty in person. If she looks like a million dollars she can talk about Russia, ping-pong, or the League of Nations and get away with it. "What else?"
"Oh, I'm just beginning! There's your dancing."
"Don't I dance all right?"
"No, you don't—you lean on a man; yes, you do—ever so slightly. I noticed it when we were dancing together yesterday.” source
"But I thought," interrupted Bernice in bewilderment, "that you despised little dainty feminine things like that."
"I hate dainty minds," answered Marjorie. But a girl has to be dainty in person. If she looks like a million dollars she can talk about Russia, ping-pong, or the League of Nations and get away with it. "What else?"
"Oh, I'm just beginning! There's your dancing."
"Don't I dance all right?"
"No, you don't—you lean on a man; yes, you do—ever so slightly. I noticed it when we were dancing together yesterday.” source
